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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress regarding the investigation associated with Women of Honour in the Defence Forces. [34169/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: As this is the last opportunity we have before the recess, can the Minister provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress to date regarding the investigation associated with the Women of Honour in the Defence Forces?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Since the Sinn Féin motion calling for a statutory inquiry into what we can all agree were truly horrendous experiences, not only for the Women of Honour group but for others, the decision was made to push ahead with this judge-led process. Perhaps it is a question of wording but the Minister and I might have a different understanding of “comprehensive update”. I read...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: It is important to say again that the Irish military is not the only military that has had this experience, and Christine Whitecross, who led the Canadian investigation, spoke recently at an event in Dublin on the duration of the investigation and the challenges she experienced. The concern I have is how effective this review has been in light of the other actions that have taken place...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: My constituent, David Duignan, is sitting in his home in Moate today when he should be under the specialist care of the Medical University of Vienna hospital. Mr. Duignan suffered horrific injuries following a road crash three years ago and he urgently needs muscle transfer surgery. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, his treatment abroad scheme application has been rejected. Last week, he...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: -----yet Mr. Duignan is sitting at home in Moate.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Something has gone wrong-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 91. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of transfers to alternative barracks that have been refused due to concerns in relation to staffing levels and the inability to replace experienced personnel. [34160/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that his Department plan to take to assist with the repair of the home of persons (details supplied); when the work will commence; if assurances will be provided to them that they will not be made liable for any remedial work carried out to their home to reinstate the damage caused by the company; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been put in place to address the damage caused to homes as a result of persons employing contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website whose work has subsequently been substandard and resulted in damage and substandard work to the homes of persons when done as part of the retrofit scheme;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that despite commitments that he has made to persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure that the remaining remedial works on their home have not yet been implemented resulting in this couple having to remain living in alternative accommodation; the reasons that the SEAI has yet to arrange for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Priorities (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofit contracts that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the commencement of the retrofit scheme; the number of complaints that have been raised regarding the work carried out by the company and its contractor; the due diligence that was carried out by the SEAI on this contractor...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofit funded schemes that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) since the pilot scheme commenced in 2017, by county; the number of complaints that have been made by householders who have employed contractors and builders listed on the SEAI website including the company during the 2017 to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the qualifications that a building firm must have to be listed on the SEAI website; the criteria that a builder and contractor must meet to be listed on the SEAI website; if this provides a guarantee that the listed contractor will meet the minimum statutory building guidelines relevant to the retrofit scheme; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of interventions made by the Irish consulate and embassy staff on behalf of Irish citizens that have lost or had their passport stolen when they were in a foreign country in 2022. [32983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with the officials in Myanmar since the 3 June 2022 announcement of the forthcoming execution of four political prisoners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I thank our witnesses. Reading the citizens' assembly report the one thing that struck me was that citizens did not believe in the entrenched level of poverty that people with disabilities live with. If this is the case it cannot be justified by the State. This came across very loud and clear in the report. I want to touch on several areas. As it stands there is broad agreement among all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Ms Phelan touched on the issue of housing. If there is to be a universal basic income for an individual, surely work must be done on the means test for adaptation grants, particularly where there is a high level of need. There is an anomaly. I call it that because I do not believe that anyone set out to do this deliberately. That person just did not think. Modern families are not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report into housing income thresholds will be published and put in place. [33241/22]